text_original: The Empire could neither defend Rome nor leave it to itself. However, in 599 Gregory succeeded in bringing about a peace be  tween the Lombard king and the exarch. It was not only the Lombards from the north who proved a thorn in the side of the Pope.
text_transcription: THE EMPIRE COULD NEITHER DEFEND ROME NOR LEAVE IT TO ITSELF HOWEVER IN FIVE NINETY NINE GREGORY SUCCEEDED IN BRINGING ABOUT A PIECE BETWEEN THE LOMBARD KING AND THE EX ARK IT WAS NOT ONLY THE LOMBARDS FROM THE NORTH WHO PROVED A THORN IN THE SIDE OF THE POPE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ kʊd nˈiːðɚ dᵻfˈɛnd ɹˈoʊm nˈɔːɹ lˈiːv ɪt tʊ ɪtsˈɛlf. haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪn fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn bɹˈɪŋɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ɐ pˈiːs biː twˈiːn ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹd kˈɪŋ ænd ðɪ ɛɡzˈɑːɹk. ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz fɹʌmðə nˈɔːɹθ hˌuː pɹˈuːvd ɐ θˈɔːɹn ɪnðə sˈaɪd ʌvðə pˈoʊp.